Food Tourism Action Plan 2015-2020

In April 2015 the Deputy Minister for Food and Farming, Rebecca Evans and the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Ken Skates launched the Food Tourism Action Plan for Wales at the Wales Millennium Centre.  

Following consultation with the food tourism sector, Visit Wales and the Food Division of the Department for Natural Resources, have jointly developed the plan, in order to increase Wales’ reputation as a high quality food destination.  

The Plan aims to: 

• Improve visitor access to and awareness of Welsh Food and Drink;
• Encourage Welsh hospitality businesses to source more local food and drink;
• Increase the prevalence of Welsh Food and Drink on menus and retail offering;
• Identify skills gaps in knowledge, sourcing and preparation of local food and drink

The Welsh Government will continue working with the food and tourism sectors to achieve the actions in the plan. Download your copy of the Food Tourism Action Plan.

Cruise Wales Youth Recruitment Programme

Cruise Wales are looking to recruit people aged 20+ pan Wales who wish to work in the hospitality industry with a 5 star cruise line. There are entry level hospitality positions available, such as stewards/stewardesses, waiter/waitresses, bar waiter, barista, chef de partie and sous chefs. You must have a minimum level 3 qualification and have some previous experience in a 4 or 5 star establishment.  If this is for you, come along to the Cruise Wales Recruitment Open Day taking place in The Friars training restaurant at Coleg Menai, Bangor between 10:00 am – 3:00 pm on Wednesday 1 July 2015. 

Viking Recruitment will give a presentation and answer questions about any aspect of  working on board a cruise ship.  Please bring a CV in order to go forward for interview if chosen.  There’s no need to register, just turn up on the day.

Special Places 2015

The National Trust is again running their Special Places competition and, in a change from last year, the 2015 competition has five specific voting categories – with a celebrity ambassador championing each category.

Voting for the first phase of the competition can be done online through the National Trust website, Wales Online, Facebook or by using the hashtag #specialplaces on Twitter and Instagram until 14 July. Voting cards can also be completed at National Trust sites and selected sites of partner organisations.

Shortlists will be revealed on 20 July with online voting reopened until midnight 4 August (or until 31 July for voting cards)  The Special Places 2015 winner will be announced on 7 August.

"The USP of Wales [is] the Welsh language" - Huw Roberts, Gwesty Cymru

The Welsh language can be a way of offering a distinct experience to your visitors, and creating a unique Welsh sense of place. In setting Wales apart as a destination for visitors to Britain, the Welsh language can be a valuable tool for marketing and in offering a warm Welsh welcome as part of excellent customer service.

To learn more about the advantages of the Welsh language, and the free support available to businesses via the Welsh Language Commissioner website.  Email the team or phone 08456 033221.

 Agile Nation 2

Delivered by Chwarae Teg, the Agile Nation 2 project is ideally suited to women looking to progress into team leader and first managerial positions. This comprehensive support programme helps women develop the skills and confidence needed to successfully progress in the workplace. It also provides the opportunity to build an action plan to support career development along with individual advice, support and guidance from a dedicated and experienced team. The project also provides training to gain an accredited Institute of Leadership and Management qualification.

Funded by the European Social Fund and Welsh Government, Agile Nation 2 work with employed women in the nine industry priority sectors in Wales and is fully funded for participants.

More details of the project and how to apply can be found at Chwarae Teg.